French Open: Leylah Fernandez knocked out of the championship, loses to Martina Trevisan within the quarter-finals

French Open 2022: Trevisan will now face the winner of the quarter-final match between America’s Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens.

Leylah Fernandez. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSTrevisan defeated Fernandez 2-6, 7-6 (7) 3-6Trevisan certified for his maiden Grand Slam semi-finalFernandez additionally suffered from an damage throughout her match

Canadian star Leylah Fernandez has been knocked out of the French Open 2022. On Tuesday, May 31, the 19-year-old tennis participant misplaced 2-6, 7-6 (7) 3-6 to Italy’s Martina Trevisan at Court Phillippe-Chatrier.

Trevisan, who’s presently ranked 59th on the planet, made Fernandez work onerous within the first set the place she dominated all through. During this whereas, Leylah additionally received therapy from her physiotherapist whereas she tried to get better from niggles.

Fernandez gave her opponent a run for her cash within the second set and took it into the tie-breaker the place she got here up trumps. The third was all about Fernandez making an attempt to play catch-up. After she went 1-5 down, the writing was just about on the partitions for the younger participant.

But Leylah received two video games in a row to maintain her hopes alive of a comeback. At 40-30 within the ninth recreation, Leylah was wrong-footed as Trevisan produced a winner to safe victory.

Trevisan was excellent as she received seven out of 14 break factors and churned out 43 winners. The indisputable fact that Leylah made 44 unforced errors didn’t assist her by any stretch of the creativeness. Trevisan made as many as seven double faults, however made up for a similar with some wonderful tennis.

Fernandez’s method to taking part in volley photographs went in opposition to her as Trevisan trumped her with 15 passing photographs. Trevisan, within the meantime, scaled a brand new peak in her profession after qualifying for her maiden Grand Slam semis.

Trevisan will now face the winner of the quarter-final match between America’s Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens.